Game 7 of the best of 7 series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Tampa Bay Lightning will come down to pure will and determination between two of the best teams in the NHL.
The Leafs have an abundance of skill, speed and grit but their focus and resiliency will dictate game 7.
The time is now for the leafs to wrap up this series and put to bed all the naysayers in the Toronto antiquity media, and move on to the next round of the NHL playoffs.
Look for a strong performance by Mitch “The Wizard” Marner and the three bulls on the Leafs team. Auston Matthews, Jake Muzzin and Mark Giordano.
Starting Lineups
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
William Nylander — John Tavares — Ondrej Kase
Ilya Mikheyev — David Kampf — Alexander Kerfoot
Pierre Engvall — Colin Blackwell — Jason Spezza
Morgan Rielly — Ilya Lyubushkin
Mark Giordano — Justin Holl
Jake Muzzin — TJ Brodie
Jack Campbell
Erik Kallgren
Scratched: Wayne Simmonds, Timothy Liljegren, Nicholas Abruzzese, Kyle Clifford, Joey Anderson
Injured: Rasmus Sandin (knee), Petr Mrazek (groin)
Lightning projected lineup
Ondrej Palat — Steven Stamkos — Nikita Kucherov
Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Brayden Point
Brandon Hagel — Ross Colton — Nicholas Paul
Pat Maroon — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Corey Perry
Victor Hedman — Erik Cernak
Ryan McDonagh — Zach Bogosian
Mikhail Sergachev — Cal Foote
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brian Elliott
Scratched: Riley Nash, Jan Rutta
Injured: None
Quotes
Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews said;
“We have a great opportunity on home ice, Game 7 to win or go home and we should be excited about that opportunity,”
“We’ve got to be ready to go out there and take it.”
Commentary
This is a different Leafs team, you will see it in their demeanor tonight. You could see in their eyes at the end of game 6, after they lost in overtime. This team is not scared. Focus and determination will help them to win game 7.
Then look out!!
Leafs Win 4-2
Referee’s let them be. Let these two amazing teams play their game and keep out of their way! Please!
Stay tune for a great game 7, enjoy!
And don’t be afraid, karma and sherwill is on our side.
Let’s Go Leafs!
E. Sentry Sorgini reporting for GTA Weekly News
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